Environmental Progress News Archive

Last Updated on February 29, 2020 Climate Change, Food Security, and Biochar What do these all have in common? Climate change is impacting our food security, changing weather patterns are wreaking havoc on small farmers. According to UN reports, “the … Continued

Last Updated on February 1, 2020 Best wishes for 2020! We are taking a break this month with our newsletter. Smokey season has already begun here in Northern Thailand, and we are putting a lot of energy into biochar training … Continued

Last Updated on January 1, 2020 We are trying something new with our December Newsletter! We are making it interactive, we hope you will be inspired and participate! The first 2 weeks of December United Nations Climate Conference will be … Continued

Last Updated on December 1, 2019 A simple technique for making biochar from crop waste is rapidly catching on and spreading through East Africa. Most of those who live in East Africa see wide, treeless vistas of straggly corn, degraded, … Continued

Last Updated on November 1, 2019 The Power of One Thinking about climate change can be overwhelming. Too often people, like you and me, feel powerless to do anything significant to make a difference. I can recycle, and try to … Continued

Last Updated on January 22, 2020 The Amazing Resilience of Mother Nature Chernobyl Revisited Thirty-three years ago the environment suffered from the disastrous meltdown at Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant. 30,000 people had to be evacuated, a 2,000 square mile area … Continued

Last Updated on September 1, 2019 Adjusting our Attitude in August Fashioning a Sustainable Trend in Conscious Consumer Clothing Environmentally Smart Movement – Buy less, choose well, make it last!!! “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but … Continued

Last Updated on January 10, 2020 May your July be Joyful! It’s easy to point out what’s not working. To find solutions requires conscious action, effort, and positive energy. The world is facing a serious problem with plastic pollution. How … Continued

Last Updated on January 10, 2020 Kudzu Come Kudzu Come Kudzu, conquer the Earth!Far worse than oxygen dearthA horrible greenhouse gasIs accumulating alas!Come cool the Earth ; breathe this menaceThat runs the earthly furnace.Overwhelm the forests of concrete,On every bare … Continued

Last Updated on June 1, 2019 A glimpse into the future Climate changes are already here. The people living in the African Sahel, located between the Sahara Desert and the equator, have always lived with an inhospitable climate. But now … Continued

Last Updated on May 1, 2019 Earth Day + Protect Our Species = Stop The Smoke What do all of these species have in common? (Hint: It is related to Climate Change) Answer: They are all facing extinction! (Click on … Continued

Last Updated on April 9, 2019 What’s with the freezing temperatures? “We are witnessing the severe impacts of climate change throughout the world. Every credible scientific source is telling us that these impacts will only get worse if we do … Continued

Current Environmental news that matters “Biochar can be used to address some of the most urgent environmental problems of our time – soil degradation, food insecurity, water pollution from agrochemicals, and climate change“Dr. Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University Our January issue … Continued

Last Updated on February 1, 2019 Current Environmental news that matters The new year brings forth the promise of new success in our efforts to educate enough people about Biochar to have an impact. This month’s issue is focused on … Continued

Fire Disasters Becoming Common
The 2018 fire season was extreme, causing devastation all around the world. Was this an unusual year or can we expect the same again? Is this the new norm?

Last Updated on November 30, 2018 Current Environmental news that matters Our ocean food supply is not only impacted by plastics. Mercury also plays a role in poisoning our food supply. People, we need to clean up our environment! Guest … Continued

Last Updated on October 31, 2018 Current Environmental news that matters Bees are very susceptible to extreme weather, and climate change causes flowers to appear earlier and flower. Because bees can’t adapt to changing climates, they can’t pollinate flowers, so … Continued

Last Updated on October 1, 2018 Current Environmental news that matters Mother Nature has been giving us a glimpse of what to expect in the way of climate change impacts from global warming. Extreme flooding in July, raging forest fires … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018 News Archive August 2018:  Environmental News that matters The Power of Water This video of the flooding in Japan demonstrates the striking brutal strength and destructive power of moving water. Japan suffered massive unprecedented … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018 June 2018 Archive June 2018 Archive of Environmental Progress News offers two articles, “How We Think About Green Matters” and “Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Across Cultures”. Where Do We Go From Here? We are … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018 Climate Change Imbalance Mother Nature compensates for imbalances. Unfortunately for us, the current solution to the imbalance we have created is a radical change in climate. Normal amounts of CO2 are healthy, in fact … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018 The Entire World Needs To Hear This We actually have the power to control our world and our environment, we just need to wake up and use that power. Woody Harrelson tells you in … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018 Basically, there are three main areas that contribute to our carbon imbalance. Overuse of fossil fuel Deforestation Poor Agricultural Practices Fossil Fuels The Problem Fossil fuels are literally fossil carbon from millions of years … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018   Melting Ice Projections suggest climate change impacts within the next 100 years, if not sooner, the world’s glaciers will have disappeared, as will the Polar ice cap, and the huge Antarctic ice shelf, … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018   New Year’s Resolutions What were your New Year’s Resolutions, if any? Some people pledge to themselves to quit smoking, eat less, lose weight, exercise more, spend more time with family, work less, the … Continued

Last Updated on December 12, 2018   – 195 Countries – – 6,909 Languages – – 4,200 Religions – – 6.5 Billion People – – 1 Mother Earth –   Whatever our differences, we all share Mother Earth Global Warming … Continued

Last Updated on February 26, 2020 Do Something! The 2016 Paris Climate Accord represented a huge diplomatic step forward as 168 countries agreed that we need to address climate change. However, just as reading a recipe book will not cook … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018 Ew! Getting down and dirty When you think of recycling, what comes to mind? Aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic bags, newspapers, all the common household items that we as consumers use and discard. I … Continued

Last Updated on September 4, 2018 What Can One Person Do?   When you fully embrace the consequences of what we are facing with climate change you most likely feel overwhelmed, kind of like standing frozen in fear on a … Continued